Persistence Pays: The Rich Hands
Finally moving out of the shadows of Black Lips and The Bad Lovers, stepping off in their own definitive direction, The Rich Hands are all grown up and killin’ it better than ever. There is always a timidness when you play something from a band you have been geeking over for so long and immediately notice a change, especially as drastically different from what we have come to love and expect from these dudes, but when it is as solid and spot on as this first batch of songs what else can we do but appreciate what they gave us before and revel in the damn fine ride…
Free Free Dom Dom’s “FFDD”
Based in Berlin, Germany, Free Free Dom Dom is a duo project that emerged in October 2015 under the monikers of Little Voice (vocals/composition) and Philippe Duval (vocals/production). With their unique band name stemming from Japanese inflections, Free Free Dom Dom strive to follow their own musical path and radiate an open-minded attitude. While filming their first music video for “FFDD”, they worked with London-based director and photographer Ophelie Rondeau, embracing a rock ‘n’ roll spirit to their shoot. Using a Super 8mm camera and with only three 8mm rolls at their disposal for a total of nine minutes of film, each moment was critical. Rondeau encouraged them to…
Mixtape Monday: Say You’re Leaving
Baby Blue – Soft Wounds Far – The Soft Moon Nothing Left to Say – Skywave Clyde the Dog – Blood Orphans Nothing Comes Out of Your Mouth – Salsa Cinderella Painted Tears – Futurebirds A Simulated Sportslike Experience – Blare Tidal Wave – Beliefs
Industrial Grace
Photographer & Stylist: Maryna Kopylova Model: Aleksandra
The Besnard Lakes Are A Mystical World of Their Own: An Interview with Olga Goreas
What began as the band’s namesake and getaway for inspiration, The Besnard Lakes’ yearly retreat to their cabin at Besnard Lake in rural Saskatchewan was nearly compromised after a ring of fire surrounded it for several days last year. Perhaps the realization of the ephemerality of things near and dear to the band helped to further enhance their expanded soundscapes and soaring psychedelia in their fifth album, A Coliseum Complex Museum, to be released tomorrow on JagJaguwar. I was more than happy to have the opportunity to interview bassist and vocalist Olga Goreas about the band’s upcoming album, the supernatural influences surrounding their music and visuals, and where the…
Locked Hotels
Photographer: Davey Warren ( Instagram ) Model: Julia Kay ( Instagram )
8 Bands to Restore Your Faith in Humanity in 2016
Last year receded its long drawn out pandiculation, the lifting fog, a settling realization, clear and sharp, the fire has been rebuilding, it remains wildly alive. Most of the world looks for giants, only wanting to see the shape of a band once the collective whole has deemed it fitting for acceptance. The days of giants are over, never in a world with so much information to pick any spirit, specter, mythos to pieces will we ever see another Stones or Queen. Everything must fit neatly to one side or the other of whatever mercurial line we carve in the sand between the inherently evil “them” and the cynically subjugated…
Mixtape Monday: Forgotten Letters
glow – vvait Slushee – Dinosaurs Brokeback City – Fuzzcake PKD – I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream Full Moon, Hungry Sun – Kane Strang Smother Me – Bellyache NY Girls – SuperCrashingStar Reprise – Rareluth
ANON Magazine and Ghostspace Records Present: Red Comet 3 Cassette Release Party at Cheer Up Charlies
ANON Magazine and Ghostspace Records are proud to present Red Comet 3’s Cassette Tape Release Party at Cheer Up Charlies in Austin, Texas tomorrow night! Including elements of retro electronic and psychedelia, Red Comet 3‘s been hard at work for “Hexagon Computer Vision Technologies” release. Guaranteed to transport you to otherworldly realms and get your body groovin’, his 12-track album (including bonus track Pisces) is an aural masterpiece set to stunning live visuals. You can purchase the cassette at the release party or pre-order it here. Joining the lineup will be psychedelic rock tunes from New Fumes, electro-pop jams from Ghost of Electricity, experimental beats from Pilgrimess, and…
Streetwear: Mastered
Mastered, a fashion talent company based in the UK, helps to connect those interested in fashion talent with real industry skills and the opportunities needed to succeed. This year they’ll be launching a new program for emerging streetwear designers with a series of events around the world, taking place in Tokyo, London, Berlin, and New York. Their program will feature some of the world’s most respected designers, including Fraser Cooke, Jörg Haas of BeingHunted, Rob Jest of Alife and artist/designer Eric Elms. Mastered has also carefully scouted new and emerging designers to ensure that their program will integrate both established names and up and coming talent. Each of the…
Light My Fire
Photographer: Tanya Olifirenko Stylist: Yana Yurevich Model: Artem Melnychenko Clothes: primarily Omelya The shooting was done in the first and only creative community in Ukraine, IZONE. The community hosts open workshops and several artistic studios, allowing one to do everything they want and be as creative as they desire.
The Runaways
Photographer: Garry Chiu Stylist: Zoe Brown Hair Stylist: Maddy Jayne Make-Up Artist: Taylor Perrin Models: Courtney Anne & Alexandra Rayne Clothing: WND.LND
Mixtape Monday: I Belong to Everyone
Egg Bloom – Serfs Touching and Moving – Foster Body Outta Mind – Night Beats Left Out – Witness 9 It Was Gone – Orchid Mantis Heart Attack – Hideous Towns I’ve Seen – Youth Lagoon Not Good Enough – Sound is Lovv
The Add-Me on Facebook Cop-Out
The “Add Me on Facebook” cop-out is the great escape maneuver of our time; the politest “I’m not particularly interested but don’t want to be a dick”, or “not right now but maybe in a couple of weeks” response in existence. Is it lazy? Sure. Does it keep potentially very nice people at arm’s length? Absolutely. But when you’re single and looking (and occasionally doing more than just looking), you can’t just hand your phone number out like it’s a Domino’s coupon. The “Add Me on Facebook” cop-out is a carefully formulated form of discretion for the modern single woman. I guarantee that if Sex and the City were…
Untitled
Photographer: Toby Harvard (Instagram / Tumblr )
Mixtape Monday: FREE WEEK In Austin!
Turning – Grivo Boy’s Club – Critical Dad It’s My Way of Staying Connected – She Sir Under the Continental Divide – Carl Sagan’s Skate Shoes This Isn’t Easy to Say – Kingdom of Suicide Lovers Pretty Little Pig – Popper Burns Weak Knees – Alex Napping Mistakes – KNIFIGHT Black Crayon – Christian Bland and the Revelators Call It, For Real – Bali Yaaah Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin – Lord Buffalo Stare at the Sun – Ringo Deathstarr I’m Eating Bamboo – Honey and Salt Just About Due – Flesh Lights Monday, January 4th Rose Sélavy, Pale Dīan, Shmu, Grivo – Cheer Up Charlies Tuesday,…
